3.31k reviews for:

Overtredelser

Louise Kennedy

3.95 AVERAGE

lilycouper's review against another edition

2.25

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

rosierivets's review against another edition

3.0

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I don't know why I keep reading Irish fiction. Must be the run up to St Paddy's Day. This one was okay. I kept hoping that the 23 year old dating the 40-something married man would realize she was being groomed, and we had the briefest glimpse, but...alas.

readingsolo's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

tyttilukee's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

aisoneill2001's review against another edition

4.75

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

suzievoce's review against another edition

5.0

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I really really loved this book. I thought it was so beautifully written. Very simple but really brought the whole world to life. The characters were all so interesting layered and the whole book introduced and explored so many themes. I thought it was a really good representation of how women think and the relationships were so so so well written and heartbreaking. I loved it- will read again!

iwishihadmoretimetoread's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mkisiell's review against another edition

3.0

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I don’t know how I really feel this book because there are parts of Irish history I don’t understand. It also feels like the whole book happens over the last 50 pages and not so much before that, it did put me on the verge of tears and it did make me angry, but I think reading it with more context about The Troubles would’ve been better.

niamhale's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny informative sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

living_in_books's review against another edition

3.0

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I hate to be like this, but I didn’t like it. The story is fair, but the characters were boring. I am a bit too young (ha!) to actually remember The Troubles, and the book does make it sound like it was a really disturbing time to live through, but that’s it. I did like the way they said oregano with an Irish accent. Oh wait, I just looked it up and they say it like they do in Italian, so I’m actually the one who saying it wrong.